Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Rural Development Department and in-charge Minister of Garhwa district Neelkanth Singh Munda today inaugurated 21 schemes constructed at estimated cost of Rs 2,626.30 lakh and also laid foundation stone of 34 schemes at estimated cost of Rs 55,711.74 lakh. The Minister also distributed assets worth of crores among beneficiaries.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, “Five years ago we came to you and asked you for an opportunity to do development work. You gave us the opportunity, for which we are grateful to you. It is a result of the belief of the public that today the entire State of Jharkhand including Garhwa district is developing.
Every area of the district, whether it is a village or a city, every section of the district, whether it is rich, middle class or poor, is not untouched by the Government's schemes.”
The minister informed that the Government has constructed roads in remote areas as well as connected 1 lakh 24 thousand houses with electricity. He accepted that there is no electricity for 24 hours; the Government is also working to solve this.
“The work of construction of grade is going on in the district for the last 2 years, which will hopefully be ready by the end of this year, so that the power cut problem will be overcome,” he said. The minister explained the role of women in the development of Jharkhand and also highlighted various schemes being run by the Government with the aim of making women self-reliant. MLA Satyendra Nath Tiwari also apprised the public about various development activities of Garhwa Assembly constituency. He said that the people are getting the benefit of various Government schemes, such remote areas where electricity had not reached for 70 years, they are also shining now. The Government is getting solar LED lights, water supply schemes and other various schemes for the society.
The Minister distributed free gas stove sets to 100 beneficiaries, cyclical fund of Rs 15,000 each to 1559 SHGs, a collective investment fund of Rs 50,000 each among. Welfare department has disbursed the scholarship amount of Rs 8, 55, 29, 750 rupees among 80050 students,etc.
On the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Garhwa, Harsh Mangla informed that a development fair has been organized in the Van Bhavan campus with the aim of making the people aware of the various schemes of the Government.
MLA Daltonganj Assembly Constituency Alok Kumar Chaurasia, Deputy Commissioner Garhwa Harsh Mangla, Deputy Development Commissioner Garhwa Naman Priyesh Lakra, District Council President Vikas Kumar, District Council Vice President Rekha Chaubey, City Council President Pinky Kesari, 20 point Vice President Sideshwar Lal Agarwal, various district officials and workers, including the beneficiaries of various schemes, were also present on the occasion.
